Review the Penny Fab II example $($imbalanced line$)$ in the lecture notes:

$(1)(2)(3)$ Increase the number of machines in station II by $1,$ and recalculate the station rate $($job$/$hr$).$

Find the bottleneck station, bottleneck rate, total cycle time, and critical WIP.

Compare the above quantities with those in the original Penny Fab II example and analyze

whether this change in machine count impacts the overall line performance. Calculate the

performance gain or loss resulting from this change.

What would you suggest to improve the system performance other than the proposed

solution?